Cllr Gareth Kane

Very therapeutic litter picking stint on Shieldfield Green with Dwellbring Shieldfield.

Nigel Farage's latest aping of Trump politics - promoting a crypto business which he himself has invested in. MPs must be banned from promoting financial products in this way.

Reform have held on to 7 out of 15 (47%) of the seats it has been defending since the 2025 Local Elections. Retention Rates for Other Parties: LDM: 35/44 (80%) GRN: 8/15 (53%) CON: 16/51 (31%) LAB: 16/70 (23%) Localist Groups: 1/11 (9%)

I’ve pressed the Council for a timeline for reopening the path along the Ouseburn near the Sinfonia following the collapse of an old wall on the slope above. They say it is complicated and may take some time to fix. 😕

This is beyond grim. This my election opponent. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

The Generals want their kit and Ministers want the UK defence sector to be able to sell that kit overseas (in fact they need to export or we couldn't afford it). This leads to the pressure to fold when things aren't going right. It also begs the question of who do we sell it to?

I recall several occasions where pressure from above led to contractors being let off the hook for underperforming. None of these became complete s**tshows like Ajax, but it was very difficult to stand up and say "there's something not right here."

Having worked in defence procurement as a 20-something, I'm very sceptical about the use of % of GDP as a measure of our national safety. Here's a recent example of how spending money does not mean capability. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/defence-secret…

The very clearly anti semitic social media posts of one of the Green candidates in my ward have been brought to my attention by the local media. He is a retired GP. 😬🤢

The world seems a little less crazy today following Orban’s fall. The fact that JD Vance gets humiliated is the 🍒 on the 🍰

Thank you, Pakistan. Yours, the World.

We had some extra help on the doorsteps today…

Donald Trump's latest shocking threats against Iran would amount to war crimes. The UK cannot be complicit. Keir Starmer must withdraw US access to UK air bases now.

Following concerns from residents about the proposed demolition of the old Sinfonia building, we've asked Planning Control to check the asbestos survey was carried out by a qualified person (and not just a cursory check) and publish it as part of the planning application.

We can see what happened here - vote Green, get Reform.

Vote Lib Dem to stop Reform

Do these idiots not know how their narrative arc always ends, no matter how much they debase themselves?

From my work pod, but may be of interest to some of my active travel chums on this side...

Cut rail fares. Cut bus fares. Slash fuel duty. Our plan to cut the cost of living and Keep Britain Moving. ⬇️

Then vs now. Such a shame.